Intern Purdue Career Fair 2026

Huston Electric•Lafayette, IN

4h•$15 - $17•Onsite

About The Position

Project Management Intern – Data Center Project Opportunity Huston Electric is seeking motivated part-time summer interns (and/or year-round part-time interns) pursuing degrees in Construction Management or related fields. This is more than an internship. It is a chance to step onto a high-level data center project and gain real-world experience working alongside a seasoned electrical contractor known for delivering high quality work. If you are eager to learn how major projects operate behind the scenes and want hands-on exposure to scheduling, coordination, modeling, and field operations, this role offers a front-row seat to the action. Pay: $15–$17/hour Location: Based out of our Lafayette, IN office and surrounding job sites Schedule: Monday–Friday between 7:00 AM–5:00 PM (flexible within that range)

Requirements

Major in construction management related field.
Ability to report to the Lafayette, IN area and job sites in the surrounding area.
General skills: problem solving, communication, time management, understanding verbal & written instructions and willingness to learn a variety of duties.
Must have a valid driver's license with a clean driving record and reliable transportation.
Must be able to pass a drug screen and background check.

Responsibilities

Responsible for assisting the Huston Electric Project Management Team in many ways, on projects of all sizes.
Help Huston maintain a good relationship with GC’s, CM’s and owners.
Attend project kick-off meetings.
Develop schedule of values for projects.
Assist or prepare submittals for projects.
Build Submittal database for variety of project types.
Learn and understand day to day electrical materials.
Assist or purchase materials for projects.
Establish and maintain current client and potential client relationships.
Manage quality control programs.
Prepare a variety of status reports, including manpower usage, change orders, follow-up, and adherence to goals using company forms.
Coordinate with safety director to achieve company goal of zero lost time accidents.
Track rough-in installation times for bidding purposes.
Build project schedules, 2-week outlook and entire job.
Manage and complete closeout documents, O&M manuals and Coordinate shipping schedules and delivery of merchandise and services
Create DCR’s/THA’s for foreman on projects
Revit BIM Modeling assistance.
Trimble MEP layout design assistance.
VDC meeting management per project along with clash detection clean up for MEP design
AutoCAD design for Prefab layout